It seems everytime I commit to writting more I suffer from writters block. I struggle with what to write about, I tend to prefer writting specifically about things I am doing or have done.
I feel I do a better job writting about what I already know. However I have decided that I can also share information that others know without feeling like a fraud. I started this blog to share information after all.
That being said, I am gearing up to start building a fence on the South side my property. I lost most of what I was growing as an experiment towards my goal of becoming self sufficient this season because a neighboring property was heavily spayed with chemicals.
I can’t put a dollar amount on my loss but it was significant to me. I lost black currants, sage and several other plantings that I had counted on coming back every year. 10 rows of five different kinds of beans that were around 75′ long and one row of beets and two rows of carrots. I decided not to replant because I wasn’t confident there wouldn’t be residual chemical damage or contamination of whatever I replanted.
In any event I’m hoping my fence will at least provide some protection from future events being as drastic.
I have ran miles of barbdwire and built a few wood picket fences, this one will be different from anything else I have done and will benefit us for years to come. The base will be concrete somewhere about 1′ tall and the upper part will be solar panels.
I don’t have pictures or even plans drawn up to be honest but I have fence posts, a post hole digger and enough solar panels to cover about 30′ if I stand them upright, much farther if I lay them on their sides.
Now onto the main reason for this posting. The information I’m wanting to share is on farm fencing, what I have for you is a link to a 62 page booklet on the USD website. While your there you can also browse for other information on a whole host of other topics. Turns out this is a two for one deal, you’ll also find information on bulk storage on the farm.
Happy homesteading and may all your efforts end in success!
Slocum's Creak 